Michael Jackson’s Requests For Knighthood Were Reportedly Ignored By The Queen

Michael Jackson was a larger-than-life personality throughout the course of his career and is still considered to be one of the world’s greatest performers. The King of Pop reportedly had his sights set on knighthood but, despite his success, was never granted the honorary title, The Sun reports.

According to Jackson’s former bodyguard, Matt Fiddes, Jackson used to write to the Queen of the United Kingdom in hopes that he would be knighted, but the Queen ignored him.

Fiddes claims that Jackson believed his friendship with Princess Diana was enough to make him a candidate for knighthood.

When Steven Spielberg was given the honorary title, Jackson was reportedly jealous. He also believed that the director’s achievement was proof that knighthood wasn’t restricted solely to the British.

As the letters to the Queen weren’t working, Jackson allegedly planned to appear at the Houses of Parliament with a Senior Labour politician to show that he supported the United Kingdom’s government, the Prime Minister, and the party. But Fiddes claims the plan fell through when the politician in question acted like a “starstruck fan.”

The Daily Star reported that Jackson felt strongly about his relationship with Diana. The pair allegedly used to speak on the phone late at night, and the late pop star believed the Princess of Wales was one of the few people who “understood” him.